L5 - Shoreditch Flashcards
How has globalisation change the function of inner-city / Shoreditch?
Growth of finance / business services, and TNCs investing in the area - e.g. banks
How has education changed the function of inner-city / Shoreditch
Governments have encouraged tertiary education, i.e. universities
How has deindustrialisation changed the function of inner city / Shoreditch
Secondary sector has moved away / closed, leaving dereliction and decline of infrastructure.
in the case of Shoreditch, buildings have been repurposed for quaternary sector.
How has government invested helped inner city / Shoreditch
Investment in culture / sports / recreation
How has building use changed in inner city / Shoreditch
Older factors / offices converted into residential areas because of growing labour (workforce) demand
How has culture changed in inner city / Shoreditch
More diversity of culture and religions, because of migration
How has land use changed in inner city / Shoreditch?
Brownfield sites have become commercial spaces, e.g. offices / retail
What was Shoreditch’s old secondary industry?
French Hugenot silk-weaving in the 1600s
I.e. textiles
Why did people move away from Shoreditch?
Growing electric rail and underground services - richer folks could move to the suburbs
500,000 people moved out of London overall
What happened to many of the old factories and houses in Shoreditch?
Destroyed in WW2 Blitz (German bombers)
How bad did unemployment get in East London?
Up to 60% - 2 in 3 people had no job
What was Shoreditch’s post-war reputation
Crime, prostitution, poverty
What did Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher do to help?
Set up a Special Economic Zone - the London Deocklands Development Coorporation (1981)
What type of companies invested in Shoreditch?
Web-technology
E.g. around East London Tech City / Silicon Roundabout
What have industrial buildings been converted to?
Offices, flats, creative industry, clubs, pubs, art galleries, restaurants, media companies
